I don’t fault Macaulay Langstaff for his departure; I think it’s a sensible move. He wouldn’t want to live with the regret of not trying now and being too old to truly enjoy playing at that level later. There’s always the possibility that he might return one day, but if we continue to grow, we might outpace him. He’s 27 now, with about 5 more years at his peak. After that, his pace and other skills will likely decline. He might still score goals, but it’s the right time for him to move on.

I find it weird no other media outlet picked up on the move, "football insider" that did actually get it right posts tons of stuff about potential moves and not all of it is accurate. Anyway, good luck to him, genuinely deserves a chance to play at a higher level and when a club comes calling that can likely triple your wages you'd be daft to turn it down. He only scored 71 goals in 97 games for us, his replacement will get 80 in 97 won't he...

I need to update my display picture! I’m really upset, but I have the memories and all the matches from last season to remember his skill. It’s been a remarkable period, but I think the club is much better at discovering players now. We may not find another player quite like Macaulay Langstaff, but there’s no reason why we can’t find another player who can score 20+ goals a season or give Cedwyn Scott more opportunities to display his talent.

 

A lovely message from Macca to Notts County football Club and it's faithful.

Macca is the consummate professional who happens to be a really nice bloke too.

Macca will always be welcome down at the Lane whether playing for another club or just paying a visit in a personal capacity.

We will certainly miss him but we will have treasured memories of the many great moments he gave us, and there were many.

I felt extremely disappointed when we allowed Kyle Wooton to run down his contract; I believe we should have got a fee for him. He found what works at Notts, before that I am not quite sure if he would be the same player as he is now. I am pretty sure he would be a good player, but his eye for goal really came from having joined us. We knew he was going to leave, but this makes me less disappointed about Macaulay Langstaff.

Langstaff has worked hard for us, putting in impressive feats and really shinning in the process.

He deserves the chance to play in the Championship, at first I thought Millwall would be a bit of an odd fit but having done a bit of research, I think their fans will make him feel welcome. That will make a difference, so I hope he does well for them. I feel far happier knowing we got a fee, then to lose out completely.

On 08/07/2024 at 15:38, BiggestPieInGlasgow said:

I'm disappointed as a fan in the lack of loyalty shown despite the faith put in him.

I don’t think we should feel disappointed because he wasn’t loyal, he really doesn’t owe us anything he’s done more for our club that we could have ever wished for, he’s broke records and scored 71 goals in 97 games helping us achieve promotion back to the league.

We shouldn’t begrudge him a chance of playing in the championship a footballers career is short and career threatening injury could be just around the corner, let’s wish him well and thank him for the memories.

2 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

We shouldn’t begrudge him a chance of playing in the championship a footballers career is short and career threatening injury could be just around the corner, let’s wish him well and thank him for the memories.

This one contract on its own is also probably going to be enough for Macca to buy himself a nice house and have enough in savings to dip into for the rest of his life. It's easy to forget that the vast majority of footballers have to take a significant pay cut once their playing careers are over and they transition into "ordinary" life. They absolutely should do what they can while they're playing to make that transition as smooth as possible.

I’ve come to terms with Macaulay Langstaff’s departure and there’s no use dwelling on it. I wish him all the best and hope he scores frequently for Millwall. I hope their fans appreciate his contributions. Many players move on when the time is right, and it was his time. He’s accomplished more in his seasons here than some who have been around for many seasons.